European CommissionFeb 20

A single road death is one too many.

In 2024, 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes in the EU, a 12% drop compared to 2019.

Progress is real but not enough.

To meet our goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and Vision Zero by 2050, we must accelerate our efforts.

We will focus on safer infrastructure, stronger enforcement, vehicle technologies, new mobility, and road safety research.

Safer roads are not optional. They are essential.

More: https://link.europa.eu/NBYq9h

Show threadLillian Violet
@EUCommission I think the best way to prevent road deaths is simple, deprioritize the car and individual transport. Less cars is less accidents, and where you still have cars you slow them down and frustrate the drivers as much as possible. One good way to do that (and reach your climate goals on top!) is just investing heavily in public transport instead of roads and cars. We won't win the "EV wars" with China anyway, if you wish to go green you will not beat their EVs. Just builld trains, we're good at that here still regardless.
Feb 20 at 12:22pmWeb
Show threadSIN001E/R-SINE | ΘΔ🦈 | 🏳‍⚧Feb 20

@GLaDTheresCake @EUCommission i think frustrating drivers will have the opposite results, drivers will just get pissed and learn to ignore and get around rules, like they learn to ignore nonsensical speed limits in some places

the proper solution is to ensure driving is always an active choice if you want to drive, and public transit is always an equally viable option; the highest risk people are the ones who don't actually want to drive in the first place

Show threadLillian VioletFeb 20
@sinewave @EUCommission What I meant with frustrating drivers is the concept of car hostility in design, in effect what it means is that cars are forced (not incentivized) to go slow or around areas with bollards, speed bumps, bumpy streets, one way roads, and narrow streets. It is in many ways stopgap measures to put in place while you create a better hollistic solution to your transit issues like more public transit and more pedestrian spaces (which these measures create space for). In practice it makes people hate driving even short distances, and makes them opt to take public transport when they have to go into or out of cities (which is like 95% of all transport) instead.
Show threadhrastFeb 20
@GLaDTheresCake @EUCommission "STFU, dirty commie!"